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Indiana in Lincoln's Time

Grades 3-8

 

Journey back to 1816 and experience what life was like for pioneers in the new state of Indiana, including young Abraham Lincoln and his family. Hands-on activities recreate settlers' everyday experiences.Students will plant an herb garden, try their hand at some 19th-century music, use instruments to survey land, and more.  

 

Meets Indiana Academic Standards:

Social Studies: 3.1.2, 3.1.4, 3.1.6, 3.3.9; 4.5.1, 4.3.8; 5.1.21, 5.3.4, 5.3.11

Math: 4.2.4, 4.3.2, 4.3.2, 4.5.3, 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.7; 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.5, 5.5.1, 5.5.2, 5.5.3, 5.5.4, 5.6.2; 6.3.1, 6.3.5, 6.5.1, 6.5.7; 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.5.1, 7.5.4, 7.5.5; 8.5.1, 8.5.4, 8.5.5

Science: 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.4.6, 3.4.8, 3.5.1; 4.1.5, 4.2.1, 4.2.5, 4.4.4, 4.5.3; 5.1.5, 5.2.1, 5.2.5, 5.4.4, 5.4.5, 5.5.1, 5.5.5

Literature: 3.1.2, 3.1.6, 3.2.3, 3.3.6, 3.7.2, 3.7.3; 4.1.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.15; 6.1.4; 7.1.3; 8.1.2, 8.1.3\

Music: 3.2.2, 3.4.2, 3.6.4, 3.8.1; 4.1.4, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.5; 5.2.1, 5.2.4; 6.2.1, 6.8.1; 7.2.1, 7.3.1, 7.8.2; 8.2.1, 8.8.1

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